Omisore: NWC Member, Salihu Lukman, Is A ‘Black Sheep’ In APC; Says No Crisis In Party

By Akinwale Kasali

The All Progressives Congress, APC, National Secretary, Iyiola Omisore, has debunked speculations that the ruling Party is enmeshed in crisis.

Salihu Lukman, APC Vice Chairman, North West and a member of the APC National Working Committee, NWC, had called for the resignation of the APC National Chairman, Abdullahi Adamu.

But Omisore has dismissed Lukman as a ‘Black Sheep’ and a lose canon among the APC NWC, stressing that he is the only one out of the 26 NWC members calling for the resignation of the National Chairman.

Omisore made this disclosure during an interview on Channels Television’s Programme, “Politics Today”, anchored by Seun Okinbaloye.

He added that the APC is unaware of alleged disgruntled members seeking the removal of the Party’s Chairman, Adamu, stressing that it was only Lukman that has been antagonizing the Party.

Omisore described the National Vice Chairman for North-West as a gaslighter who liked crying wolf where there was none.

“What else do you want us to do to him? Beat or kill him? When you listen to people like Lukman, you won’t know what is happening. This your Lukman that doesn’t attend meetings. He is acting like a loose canon.

“The NWC members are 25 and only one person, Lukman, has written so many letters, which bothered on ignorance on his part.

“About two months ago, he came to apologise and held a press conference to say he wasn’t well informed about what he did. All he said were things done within the party. He never attends party meetings,”Omisore said.

When asked if he was aware many APC supporters and NWC members wanted Adamu to be kicked out of the party, Omisore dismissed the report.

He also berated those secretly backing or standing by Lukman’s philosophy, saying they were ‘cowards.’

“We are not aware of any. But know that they are cowards too. There are cowards everywhere. So it is not impossible. But the point is that out of 25 members of the NWC, only one person is the ‘black sheep.’

“He is just used to doing the rantings. There is nothing special about it. This was somebody who came to apologise openly at a press conference. How can you take someone like that seriously?” he quipped.

As regards the rift between Adamu and the Senate President, Godswill Obot Akpabio over the naming of principal officers in the Senate in which it was alleged that Akpabio didn’t inform the APC leadership, Omisore said it has been resolved as it was just a miscommunication gap which has been addressed by the Party.